Two-page summary of the most recent California-Nevada Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for June – August 2017. Dated September 2017.  

Warmest summer on record for California and Nevada; second warmest for Oregon, 3rd warmest for Utah, and 4th for Washington and Arizona.  Several locations set record for all-time warmest month in July: Reno, NV, Salt Lake City, UT, and Bakersfield, CA.  Much drier than normal conditions across northern tier of West; Montana had 2nd driest summer on record.  Moderate to exceptional drought conditions developed across Montana.

The California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Strategic Plan outlines priority tasks and activities that build upon existing stakeholder networks to improve drought early warning capacity and long-term resilience in California and Nevada. It includes a list of current partners, outcomes, and key milestones. This Plan is a “living document” to which additional actions and partners may be added as needed.

Document developed from California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar on Aug. 24, 2016. Includes information on current conditions, the climate outlook, impacts, state actions in response to drought. Graphics include U.S. Drought Monitor compared year-over-year conditions; percent of normal precipitation Jan.-July 2016 and Jan.-Dec. 2015; precipitation deficits during winters of 2011-2015; more.

Current conditions as of July 2017; climate outlook. Information about CAL-Adapt and how CNAP is providing drought scenarois for it, as well as a short section on “What does above-normal precipitation mean for groundwater recharge?”

A description of the predictive services and the fire potential in Southern California. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.   

An overview of precipitation, snowpack, weather predictions and drought and their effect on fire potential for the United States during summer of 2017. 

Background information on NIDIS, the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), and a summary of the webinar schedule.